The Importance of Bird Life; a Popular Account of Its Economic Significance And Conservation
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By 1920 only 231 birds were recorded as remaining on the once flourishing ostrich-farms of the United States. The curtain of the industry had rung down. Non-Existence of Egret Farms As a plume-bearing bird the ostrich stands in a unique position; it is the only one which has re- sponded in any way to domestication. A wild creature may be tamed to exhibit no sign of fear in the presence of men, but very few will breed in captivity. The "zoos" are filled with birds prized for their plumage, egret...s, birds of para- dise, crowned pigeons, and a score of others, all of which seem to enjoy life in a large cage, but they will not rear young there. Thus, so far as their plumes are concerned, these birds are commercial nonentities. And for that very reason, because they will breed only in the wild state, have they Courcesy of Dr. W. T. Hornaday 1050 PLUMES OF THE BIRD OF PARADISE, SEIZED BY THE U. S. CUSTOMS OFFICERS Courtesy of the N. Y. Zoological Society Photograph by Elwin R. Sanborn A PAIR OF NUBIANS FEATHER INDUSTRIES 185 been slaughtered and some of their species brought to the verge of extinction.
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